Packing and display case.



PATENTED SEPT. 8, 1908.

J. W. BARBER. PACKING AND DISPLAY CASE.

APPLIOATION FILED NOV. 5, 1906.

ago zgrcet ss JOHN W. BARBER, OF NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

PACKING AND DISPLAY CASE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 8, 1908.

Application filed November 5, 1906. Serial No. 341,982.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN W. BARBER, of

Newton, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Packing and DisplayCases, of which the following is a specification. This invention has forits object to provide a packing box or case adapted to be used as suchfor the protection and transportation of goods, and also to be used todisplay the goods therein contained in such manner as to prevent orrender difficult the unauthorized removal of the goods.

The invention consists in the improvements which I will now proceed todescribe and claim.

Of the accompanying drawings, forming a part of thisspecification,Figure 1 represents a perspective View of my improved casein condition for use in inclosing and transporting goods. Fig. 2represents a section on line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 represents a sectionon line 3,3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 represents a view similar to Fig. 3,showing a different arrangement of the retaining members in the innermember of the case. Figs. 5 and 6 represent perspective views of theouter and inner members separated from each other. Fig. 7 represents aperspective View showing the case in position for displaying itscontents.

The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in all thefigures.

My improved packing case is composed of two general parts or members;viz., an outer member a whichis open at its top and at one end, as shownin Fig. 5, and an inner memher I) which is also open at its top and oneend, as shown in Fig. 6.. The inner member I) is provided with means, ashereinafter described, for retaining a plurality of articles ofmerchandise, such, for example, as cans 0, although it will beunderstood that my invention may be adapted for holding articles of anyshape and character which are adapted to be packed in a case. The innermember is adapted to be inserted in the outer member either with itsopen top uppermost tofldisplay its contents, as shown in Fig. 7, orinaninvertedposition with its closed botto the sides of the outer member byscrews e, and extending across the open end of the outer member, and,secondly, inwardly-proj ecting flanges f f at opposite sides of the opentop of the outer member, said flanges overhanging the interior of theouter member, and engaging portions of the inner member to'prevent thesame from being lifted through the open top of the outer member. stops dengage the closed end of the inner member, and prevent it from beinmoved endwise through the 0 en end of t e outer member. When it isclhsired to remove the inner member, the stops (1 maybe detached, thusermitting the moved through the open end of the outer member. Ifdesired, the sto s 61 may be utilized as legs or supports a apted tosuetain the case in an inclined position, as shown in Fig. 5, the saidstops bein' temporarily attached to opposite sides of t e outer member.

Means are provided for fastening the inner member to the outer memberwhen the case is adjusted for display purposes, the means here showncomprising a rod or locking device afiixed to the closed end of theinner member, and having an end portion projecting outwardly from itsopen end, t e closed end of theouter member being provided with anopening it through which the portion 9 is adapted to pass, the outer endof the portion 9 being engaged by an external locking device of anysuitable character, such as a lead and wire seal 2', a padlock or anyother suitable locking device. The locking portion g may be a art of oneof the retaining and spacing ror s y' or f, hereinafter described, or itmay be a part of an independent rod. The described fastening means mayalso be metal strips detachably secured The inner member to be the caseconstitutes a holder for the goods to used to secure the inner memberwhen thelatter is in an inverted position, as shown in it will beseenthat the innermember'b of be; shipped or displayed, the outer member a ithe case constituting a holder for said inner'holder. In'other Words,the case come arises inner andouter holdersfthe inner one" being adaptedto contain the goods in condition for shipment 'or'exhibition, and saidtWO holders may be locked in their relative posi tions, whether in usefor ship ing the goods or in exhibiting them. This coking feature is animportant one, and it comprises members adapted to engage each otherwhether the inner and outer hclders'are placed relatively for shipmentor exhibition of the oc s.

D As shown by comparing Figs. 2. and 7, the

end portion g of the rod or locking device car ried by the inner'holderconstitutes one memher of the locking mechanism, and the o ening hformedin the wall of the outer ho der constitutes another member of the lockindevice which may be engaged by the en portion g of the rod whether thearts, are in the position shown in Fig. 2 for s ipment of the goods, orinv the position shown in Fig. '7,

forexhibition of the goods. As above de scribed, these members may belocked either 'y means of a adlock or lead and wire'seal, orother suitab6 device. I The means for preventing an unauthorized removal of thecontents of the case may be variously modified. In'Figs. 2 and 3 I showas the said means, aqi'lurahty of rods 9', each secured at one end tothe closed end of the inner 'member, and extending through the 0 on endof said member into sockets is pro vldedfor their reception in theclosed end of the outer member, the said rods having ears 7' adapted tobear on a tier of articles 0 adjacent to the open top of the innermember, and thus prevent the removal of said articles. Additional rods3' are provided within the inner member, said rods having ears 7' whichare referabl resilient and hear u on the inner tiers of articles 0 tonot only prevent the removal of said articles, but also to serve asyielding packing members preventing injury to the articles by jars orshocks, and holding the articles properly spaced apart so that theycannot come in. contact with each other. In Fi 4 I show for thesame purposes a plurality of rods 31'" extending across the interior of theinner member, and an ranged to space and retain the articles 0, theends-of the rods j engaging sockets in the closed end ofthe outermember. t will bev seen that-the two members, each having an open topand an open end, may be combined seems open end, an inner holder alsohaving an open to and an open end, said holders being so 'arab e endwisefrom each other, the inner ho der being ada ted to .be inserted in theouter holder in cit er one of a plurality of po' sitions, andv means forlocking the holders in either of said relative positions. Y

2. A packing and dlsplay case comprising inner and outer holders, eachhaving an open topand anop'en end, said holders being con- 'structed topermit them to be iangi. udinally separated and rengaged in diiderentrelative ositions, and locking mechanism. adapted to ock the holderstogether with the" goods therein concealed for transportation, or inposition to be exhibited;

3. A packing and displaycase-comprising inner and outer holders each ofwhich is open at its top and at one end, the inner holderbeing adaptedto be inserted endwise in the outer holder with its open top uppermostto display its contents, or with its bottom uppermost to form, with theouter iholder, a

closed case, interengaging members carried by the inner and outerholders, and means for locking said members when engaged.

i. A packing and display case comprising an outer holder open at its topand atone end, and an inner holder also open at its top and one end,said inner holder being adapted .to be inserted endwise in the outerholder with either its open top or 1ts closed'bottom uppermost, andprovided with means for preventing the removal of its contents forlocking thesaid holders together.

5. A packing and display case comprising an outer holder open at its topand at one end, and an inner holder also open at its top and one end andadapted to be longitudinally removed from and insertedin the outerholder with either its open top or its closed bottom. uppermost, theinner holder having a locking device adapted to pass through .an openingin the closed end of the outer holder in either of the describedrelative positions,

through the open top, -means being provided and to be engaged by acomplemental external locking device.

6. A packing and display case comprising an outer holder 0 n at its topand at one end, and an inner older also open at its top and one end andadapted tobe longitudibottom in )ermost the inner holder having a i. 7 iu in the outer I arranged to prevent conte or its closed naliy renu'ivedfrom and inserted. holder with either its open top at between articlesstered therein.

in testimony whei'eoi i have alinxed my locking device adapted to passthrough an signature, intiie presenee'eftwe witnesses.

epeliing in the closed end of the outer hOidQ-l in either of thedescribed relative positions, andto be engaged by eeoin'plementalexteram locking device, the inner holder being providedinternal-Hy with retailing members Witnesses C. F. BROWNw JQHN N BARBERMARION L. Misrimsmr,

